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The best selling musicians, by album sales, of all time

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Re: The best selling musicians, by album sales, of all time

Originally Posted by ron ll

What surprises me is the Stones so far down, tied with Aerosmith and below Barbra.

I find it unsurprising,they have been cruising on their image and old hits for a very long time.I think Mick Taylor understood.What I do find interesting is that the musicians that can get on stage and crank out their hits still make the rounds.I believe the people who talk of the music industry having challenging times have got it wrong-its the record business that is having a tough time.Who would ever have imagined that Brian Wilson could find a selection of talented musicians to play his more imaginative material live?

Re: The best selling musicians, by album sales, of all time

I wonder how the list would look if it were somehow adjusted for longevity. For instance Elvis and the Stones are at an advantage over Metallica and Whitney Houston by having had records for sale for a longer period of time.

Kevin

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A few on the list are surprising, Back Street Boys???
Not too surprised by Garth Brooks. His music has actually aged very well, my kids listen to him a lot, probably more than any other country singer. He was perhaps an early version if the true country-pop
star, a type of music that has evolved into something I cannot stand to listen. But his is pretty good.
I would have guessed the Eagles would have been number 2, instead of 5. I thought I had heard they were the number 2 group in sales, but maybe my memory is bad.